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Just Call Me Grandma! It’s All In How You Look at It……………………………

Today the casting announcement came out for the Oklahoma City Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker! After the two plus hour audition on Saturday, I didn’t know what to think. Well, turns out I was cast in the role of the Grandma in the party scene in Act I. At first, I wasn’t sure about playing Grandma. Last year, I was a Peppermint Page. Not a big part, but since I was new to the studio and I had taken all of three classes before the audition, I figured that at least I got a part (though I think they do try to give a part to everybody who tries out). This year, I thought I’d be cast in what they seemed to cast all the girls in my current level in last year – a party girl. I would take that. Then the audition came and I was called back after the audition for my age group to go into the older girls’ audition group, so I was expecting to get a pretty good part. At least I hoped. My mom says to “manage your expectations; then you won’t be disappointed.” If something good comes your way, you’ll be “pleasantly surprised.” I was hoping to be pleasantly surprised. When I found out I would be Grandma (sharing the role with a 16-year-old in my group), I thought “What does the Grandma do? Nobody is going to remember me as the Grandma. I don’t even remember the Grandma.” Then I looked at some of the other casting. I also looked at last year’s program book and lo and behold, two adults shared the role of Grandma. Then, I started to feel better about the part. Maybe it was a good part, after all. When I got to dance class today, the other girls asked me if I was excited to be playing the Grandma. I told them, I guess so. Then they said that the Grandma had a solo. I didn’t remember the Grandma having a solo last year, but I am all about having a solo, even a teensy, tiny solo.